Essential Films to See at Least Once Before You Die

Scream

Wes Craven reinvented the genre with this 1996 modern slasher-horror classic. A knife-wielding, murderous maniac stalks high-school students in the middle of suburbia. Nearly 25 years later, Scream remains clever, funny, and sharp as a blade.

Silver Linings Playbook

After losing his wife and his job, bipolar Pat Solatano is released from a mental institution into the care of his parents. Pat encounters Tiffany, who offers to help him reconnect with his estranged wife—but only if he does something for her, too.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.